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one is the secretary of defense actually has to carry out what the president's mandates are. but the secretary has a responsibility to give his best judgment to the president, because the president is focused on so many different things. and i just don't believe that chuck hagel is the person to give that sound judgment to the president, because he continues to change positions, from week to week, day to day, and year to year. >> well, i'm curious, though, because this issue of military strikes, you know, it seemed that some, from the republican side, have been critical of that. saying, that shows you're not tough. but bush's defense secretary, robert gates, gave a speech at the beginning of this year, saying a state against the united states against iran would make a nuclear armed iran inevitable. so being hesitant to nuclear strikes does not appear to be a weak point of view. >> the president will be the one, erin, of course, that makes that ultimate decision. i think chuck hagel's not the person that should be advising him, when chuck hagel was one that didn't even support
one is the secretary of defense actually has to carry out what the president's mandates are. but the secretary has a responsibility to give his best judgment to the president, because the president is focused on so many different things. and i just don't believe that chuck hagel is the person to give that sound judgment to the president, because he continues to change positions, from week to week, day to day, and year to year. >> well, i'm curious, though, because this issue of military...
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a long day of tough questions for president obama's defense secretary nominee, chuck hagel. it was his senate confirmation hearing. and up with of the most contentious moments came when hagel's old friend, and former colleague, senator john mccain, asked whether the 2007 u.s. troop surge in iraq, which you may recall, hagel had called, in his words, the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, he asked whether that surge had ultimately been successful. >> the question is, were you right or wrong? that's a pretty straightforward question. i would like to answer whether you were right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things. >> let the record show that you refuse to answer that question. now, please go ahead. >> well, if you would like me to explain why -- >> no, i actually would like an answer. yes or no. >> well, i'm not going to give you a yes or no. >> another hot topic at the hearing today, it was a 2006 interview that hagel gave to former middle east peace negotiato
a long day of tough questions for president obama's defense secretary nominee, chuck hagel. it was his senate confirmation hearing. and up with of the most contentious moments came when hagel's old friend, and former colleague, senator john mccain, asked whether the 2007 u.s. troop surge in iraq, which you may recall, hagel had called, in his words, the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, he asked whether that surge had ultimately been successful. >> the...
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peter brooks, assistant secretary of defense in the bush administration, anne marie slaughter worked for secretary clinton. great to have both of you. peter, what do you think? we saw this article today in the "los angeles times." i have not seen many articles questioning at all the tenure of secretary clinton. this was the first. >> i'm not a diplomatic historian, but i think some of the fawning has been over the top. we saw this at her hearing over benghazi. we saw this, you know, i think, when she also introduced john kerry. i think you have to -- it's too early to say in terms of a legacy, but i think if you look at the record, there are a lot of problems that happened during her tenure. i would say things like syria, the lack of progress on iran, north korea, the russian relationship. you can go on and on and on. it's fair to say this is a very tough job, and each secretary of state gets a different set of circumstances they have to deal with, so it's very difficult to compare them. >> anne marie, what is your point of view? maybe this comes from her approval rating is something
peter brooks, assistant secretary of defense in the bush administration, anne marie slaughter worked for secretary clinton. great to have both of you. peter, what do you think? we saw this article today in the "los angeles times." i have not seen many articles questioning at all the tenure of secretary clinton. this was the first. >> i'm not a diplomatic historian, but i think some of the fawning has been over the top. we saw this at her hearing over benghazi. we saw this, you...
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if you ask the defensive back of the 49ers chris culver, the answer is now. he was interviewed by a rock shock jock and was asked if there were any gay players on his team. here is how he answered. >> i don't do the gay guys. >> are there any on the 49ers? stop the tape. >> they got to get up out of here if they do. can't be with that sneak stuff. >> is that true? >> yeah, it's true. >> they might be able to play well. >> you're missing one of the most fascinating interviews. >> locker room. >> the 49ers released a statement saying the san francisco 49ers reject the comments made tuesday and have addressed the matter with chris. there is no place place for discrimination we have and always will support the lgb community. let me ask you this, the 49ers can say that, but the reason it is a shocking thing, is because nobody is openly gay. nobody is okay with it. it doesn't seem to be okay. >> you are right. as shocking as that may seem, i would say that those comments are a microcosm of the general overall thought when it comes to gay players in the nfl. i don't
if you ask the defensive back of the 49ers chris culver, the answer is now. he was interviewed by a rock shock jock and was asked if there were any gay players on his team. here is how he answered. >> i don't do the gay guys. >> are there any on the 49ers? stop the tape. >> they got to get up out of here if they do. can't be with that sneak stuff. >> is that true? >> yeah, it's true. >> they might be able to play well. >> you're missing one of the most...
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. >> let me ask each of you about the cut-backs on defense. this seems crucial to me. i don't know if you saw the "wall street journal" had an op-ed saying why the french can't fight. provocative title and they backed it up with the facts that they pulled. they have a point of view but they note that the french are deploying into mali right now with barely half the vehicles that they had four years ago. there have been so many cut-backs in the french military. barney frank always used to tell me they're freeloading off the u.s. everyone freeloads off the u.s. military but if we start cutting back dramatically are we going to end up in a situation where we can't fight a traditional war, the only thing worse than having to be the country that bears the security risk for the whole world is not being able to do it? >> let me jump in here because quite frankly, that goes to the essence of why we have a government and our senior leadership as we discuss these fiscal cuts needs to get to the heart of why we have a government in the first place. if you go back to the preamble
. >> let me ask each of you about the cut-backs on defense. this seems crucial to me. i don't know if you saw the "wall street journal" had an op-ed saying why the french can't fight. provocative title and they backed it up with the facts that they pulled. they have a point of view but they note that the french are deploying into mali right now with barely half the vehicles that they had four years ago. there have been so many cut-backs in the french military. barney frank...
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the reason, though, is largely due to cuts in defense spending which plunged from a year ago. all of the economists we spoke to said the underlying numbers say the economy is still growing. and today chuck hagel indicated he is ready to act in iran should diplomacy fail. hagel said the window is closing for diplomacy. the same committee holds a confirmation hearing for hagel. critics say he hasn't been tough enough on iran. what he said there mirrors everybody else. john avalon writes why those critics are outside the mainstream of policy. not chuck hagel. it's been 545 days since the u.s. lost it is top credit rating. what are we going to get it back? the federal reserve says blame it on the rain. economic growth has paused in recent month and blames the weather. they will continue the bond buying program. >>> the voices of newtown. right now family and friends of the victims of the town's devastating shooting are speaking before the final hearing of the connecticut legislatures bipartisan task force. it's on gun violence and school safety. it is the first hearing of that tas
the reason, though, is largely due to cuts in defense spending which plunged from a year ago. all of the economists we spoke to said the underlying numbers say the economy is still growing. and today chuck hagel indicated he is ready to act in iran should diplomacy fail. hagel said the window is closing for diplomacy. the same committee holds a confirmation hearing for hagel. critics say he hasn't been tough enough on iran. what he said there mirrors everybody else. john avalon writes why those...